Minnesota State Highway 32 (MN 32) is a 144.845-mile-long (233.105 km) highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 34 in Tansem Township near Barnesville and continues north to its intersection with State Highway 11 at Greenbush in Roseau County.
 Trunk Highway 32 | ||||
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 MN 32 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 144.845 mi[2] (233.105 km) | |||
| Existed | November 2, 1920[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   MN 34 / CR 35 near Barnesville | |||
 US 10 near Hawley MN 113 at Syre MN 200 near Twin Valley MN 102 at Fertile US 2 at Marcoux MN 92 near Red Lake Falls  US 59 / MN 1 at Thief River Falls | ||||
| North end |  MN 11 at Greenbush | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Clay, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, Pennington, Marshall, Roseau | |||
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Route description
editState Highway 32 serves as a north–south route between Tansem Township, Twin Valley, Fertile, Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, and Greenbush in west-central and northwest Minnesota.
The route is also known as:
- 1st Street in Ulen
- 1st Street in Twin Valley
- Mill Street in Fertile
- Main Avenue and Bridge Street in Red Lake Falls
- Broadway Avenue in St. Hilaire
- Main Avenue in Thief River Falls
- 1st Street in Middle River
Highway 32 parallels U.S. 75 and U.S. 59 throughout its route.
The route passes through the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in Polk County, east of Crookston, west of Erskine.[3][4]
History
editState Highway 32 was established November 2, 1920.[1] At this time, it ran from State Highway 8 (present-day U.S. 2) east of Crookston to Greenbush.
By 1923, the road was mostly graveled, with a section of unimproved dirt between Holt and Middle River and another north of Strathcona.[5] All graveling was completed by 1930.[6]
In 1933, the route was extended south, from U.S. 2 to State Highway 34 south of Rollag. This extension was graveled in its entirety.[7]
When U.S. 59 was established in Minnesota in 1935, it ran concurrent with Highway 32 between Thief River Falls and present-day Marshall County State-Aid Highway 28 (north of Holt) until 1960.
North of U.S. 2, the highway was paved in sections throughout the 1940s.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
South of U.S. 2, the first section of highway to be paved was from the junction with then-Highway 31 (now Highway 200) north of Twin Valley to a point just south of Fertile in 1937;[15][16] paving was extended into both Fertile and Twin Valley in 1940,[17][16] as well as from U.S. 10 to Hitterdal (although part of the latter segment was reverted to gravel in 1943).[18] In 1948, it was paved from U.S. 10 north to Ulen, and then from Ulen to Twin Valley the following year.[18][17] Paving from Highway 102 to U.S. 2 and from Rollag to U.S. 10 was done in 1952 and the final segment from Highway 34 to Rollag in 1954,[19][20] making the route paved in its entirety.[21]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Clay | Tansem Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 34 – I-94, US 59, Barnesville | Southern terminus |
| Eglon Township | 15.389– 15.598 | 24.766– 25.103 | US 10 – Moorhead, Detroit Lakes | Interchange | |
| Norman | Home Lake Township | 36.460 | 58.677 |  MN 113 east – Waubun | Western terminus of MN 113 |
| Wild Rice Township | 44.822 | 72.134 |  MN 200 west – Ada | Southern end of MN 200 concurrency | |
| 46.949 | 75.557 | MN 200 east – Mahnomen | Northern end of MN 200 concurrency | ||
| Polk | Garfield Township | 62.425 | 100.463 |  MN 102 north – Crookston | Southern terminus of MN 102 |
| Grove Park-Tilden Township | 77.001 | 123.921 | US 2 – Crookston, Bagley | ||
| Red Lake | Lake Pleasant Township | 82.130 | 132.175 | MN 92 east – Brooks | Western terminus of MN 92 |
| Pennington | Thief River Falls | 104.234 | 167.748 | US 59 / MN 1 west (3rd Street W, 3rd Street E) | Southern end of MN 1 concurrency |
| 104.588 | 168.318 | MN 1 east (8th Street E) – Northland Community & Technical College | Northern end of MN 1 concurrency | ||
| Roseau | Greenbush | 144.879 | 233.160 | MN 11 – Roseau, Karlstad | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website -- Glacial Ridge Refuge - Link
- ^ U.S. Dept. of Agriculture / Natural Resources Conservation website -- Glacial Ridge article - Link Archived 2006-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1923. § C-3 through C-7. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ 1930 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1930. § D-11 through K-9. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § C-3 through C-11. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6301" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5703" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5704" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 4503" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 4504" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6805" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § C-3 through C-11. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5405" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6006" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5404" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1403" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6007" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1402" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ 1955 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Co. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1955. § C-3 through C-10. Retrieved November 26, 2018.